PRINT: Rock Climb Prefect's Position, Santa Fe Area

Prefect's Position

5.11-, Sport, 50 ft (15 m),

Avg: 2.5 from 2 votes
FA: A. Miller, J. Smith
New Mexico > Santa Fe Area > Diablo Canyon > Eden Canyon > Eden Wall > Pilate Stone Sector

Access Issue: Access Issue for Areas in BLM Taos Field Office Lands Details

Per the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Taos Field Office's ( blm.gov/office/taos-field-o…) 2012 Taos Resource Management Plan (RMP) ( bit.ly/2Kab3HO), "Installation of new rock climbing routes or hardware will require pre-approval by the BLM." The RMP is the document that guides all the BLM management in a given field office. Climbers are asked to respect this guidance and not install new bolts or fixed hardware on Taos Field Office BLM land without pre-approval from the BLM. NM CRAG ( nmcrag.org/) is currently working with the BLM Taos Field Office to establish specific guidance for new route development in the district and they hope to have a formal process in the near future.

Diablo areas within the BLM Taos Field Office management area are: The Shack, Winter Wall, Solar Cave, Lake Street and Styx.

Description

A fun, balancey, barn-door problem. Clip first bolt high on the arete from a good pocket out left. Climb through delicate moves on stellar rock. Traddies will onsight this route with ease, others might have a tough time.

Location

Left-most route on clean arete by juniper tree. Just above where trail steps down a short dip to surpass around large juniper. Start off the large block below the obvious arete on the left side of the wall. Shares the same arete as Pontius', but climbs the left side (less steep). For now, these routes share the same anchor.

Protection

5 bolts